No Fentanyl on Social Media Act
Sponsored By: Senator Jon Husted
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on how easily minors can obtain fentanyl through social media, with an explicit focus on preventing youth access. It would coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services and the Drug Enforcement Administration and deliver the report within 1 year after enactment.
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- Families and minors: The report must measure how common it is for minors to access fentanyl on social media and detail the health and physical safety risks they face.
- Social media platforms: It must examine how platform design and features affect access and assess how sellers use platforms to market, sell, deliver, distribute, and dispense fentanyl. It also reviews platform practices and how well those practices work.
- Law enforcement and health community: The FTC would consult parents, platforms, law enforcement, medical professionals, and other experts while preparing the report. The agency may redact sensitive law enforcement information after consulting the Attorney General.
- Congress and policymakers: The report must include recommendations for Congress to eliminate the prevalence of and minors' ability to obtain fentanyl on social media.
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Study on minors' fentanyl on social media
This bill would require the Federal Trade Commission to study how minors can get fentanyl on social media. The FTC would work with HHS (through the FDA) and the DEA. The report would be due to Congress and posted on the FTC website within one year of enactment. It would cover seven topics, including how common access is, health and safety harms to minors, how sellers use platforms, platform design and policies, other law enforcement and medical responses, and recommendations for Congress. The FTC would consult parents, social media companies, law enforcement, and medical experts. The FTC could redact law-enforcement-sensitive details when it consults the Attorney General.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Jon Husted
OH • R
Cosponsors
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 1/13/2026
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
Sponsored 1/13/2026
Bill Cassidy
LA • R
Sponsored 1/13/2026
Bernie Moreno
OH • R
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Roll Call Votes
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